Allens

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Allens’ wide-ranging practice encompasses advisory work as well as litigation on matters including resumption compensation claims, criminal defence proceedings and mining tenure applications for clients across both the public and private sectors. Brisbane-based practice head Bill McCredie is an expert in a broad range of advisory, transactional and contentious work, including development assessment and approvals, and environmental compliance matters. Jillian Button is well known for the depth of her expertise in renewable energy and energy storage (BESS) projects, while Felicity Rourke and Eve Lynch frequently cover a wide array of matters related to both front-end advisory and environmental and planning litigation. Rosanne Meurling is a key advisor for clients dealing with heritage-listed buildings, and in negotiating infrastructure agreements.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Rosanne Meurling is an excellent lawyer with in depth experience of environmental and planning law.'
  • ‘Bill McCredie has an excellent technical understanding of environmental law and provides invaluable insights into complex environmental matters in a practical and productive way. Bill can be relied upon to prioritise urgent matters.'

Key clients

  • Sunwater Limited
  • Woodside

Work highlights

Advised Woodside in court proceedings brought by Australian Conservation Foundation Inc (ACF), which sought an injunction in the Federal Court to prevent Woodside from carrying out the $16.5 billion Scarborough Project.